Plane with 28 on board gone missing in Russia’s Far East
International Desk Published: 6 July 2021, 11:58 AM
Contact lost with plane in Russia's Far East, 28 people were on board (Representational)
A plane with 28 people on board has gone missing in the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka on Tuesday, local officials said, reports The Associated Press.
An-26 plane with 22 passengers and 6 crew flying from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the village of Palana missed a scheduled communication, local emergency officials said. According to the local transport ministry, it also disappeared from the radars.
An investigation has been launched, and a search mission is underway.
